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A Designer Challenge Sponsored by Faerie Song Art Stamps

Laughter Card

 
By: Stephanie Loomis

Trailblazers

Mixed Media Art Team Designer
 

Fairies and sprites bring smiles to the face, and this little fellow is no exception. Add a little sparkle and catch the essence of all that is magical.

Supplies:

Faerie Song Stamps (names unknown)

Jet Black Staz-On ink (Tsukineko)

Brilliance Pearlescent Orange (Tsukineko)

Textured Cardstock cut to 4-1/4”x5-1/2” notecard size (Marco’s Paper)

Fox River Sparkle Blue paper (Marco’s Paper)

H2O Twinkling Watercolors (Jacquard)

Dimensional Magic (Plaid)

Bleach

Heat Gun

Directions:

1.    On the blue paper, stamp the flower sprite with Staz-On ink and heat set.

2.    Use a small paintbrush and carefully paint bleach over sprite. Heat to stop the bleaching process.

3.    Paint the image with Twinkling Watercolors and set aside to dry.

4.    Edge notecard with orange ink.

5.    Stamp sentiment on right edge of notecard with orange ink.

6.    Trim blue paper to 4 ¾” x 3 ¼”.

7.    Tear right edge of paper so that the sentiment will show when the card is assembled.

8.    Attach blue paper to notecard.

9.    Sign your art!

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